Disability discrimination and housing justice

26 Apr 2023
Shane talks to Kerry, a solicitor and community legal education coordinator from the Disability Discrimination Legal Service. Many people develop disabilities as they age, and this can seriously affect their access to housing as well as other aspects of their lives. What rights and options do disabled people have to protect themselves from discrimination?  You can call DDLS on (03) 9654 8644. You can contact HAAG on (03) 9654 7389. 
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Retirement Housing Worker - Advice and Advocacy

Do you hate bullies? Are you passionate about tenant rights? We have an ongoing position in our retirement housing team, doing work that makes a difference to the lives of older people. You will be working with older residents to assist them to exercise their rights, and to provide advice to other workers, in a small team within our Housing Information Service.

HAAG welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality. This submission is based on our experience delivering housing and related support services to older women, research and lived experiences of older women experiencing housing stress or homelessness in Australia. We especially acknowledge the contributions to this submission made by members of HAAG’s advisory groups including National Alliance for Seniors Housing (NASH), Retirement Accommodation Action Group (RAAG), LGBTQIA+ reference group, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) reference group and NSW Lived Experience Advocacy Group (LEAG).

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17 Feb 2023

HAAG’s LGBTQIA+ working group were selected to present at the Better Together Conference in Adelaide this year. The conference ran over 2 days, and hosted a mix of short talks, workshops, lectures and panels raising awareness of the diverse experiences and views of people across the LGBTQIA+ rainbow.

A HAAG member and Public Housing Tenant reports from the front line of the Public Housing situation

Its a bumper edition of Older Tenants Voice, with lots of member events, news, opinions, and opportunities to get involved.

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18 May 2023

Join our General Meeting, Open Day and Volunteer Week Celebration

Since January 2023, HAAG has transitioned from our long-term Assistance with Care and Housing (ACH) program into becoming a care finder. We explain what the changes mean for our service, and what care finder can do for you.

The Lived Experience of voting out the Liberal Party in NSW

12 Apr 2023
Shane and Fiona talk to Dini Liyananrchchi about the NSW State Election, where the ALP is now in minority government, and what it means for older people's housing issues. We start the show with a recording from our forum held in February, where Michelle Cook, a member of HAAG's NSW Lived Experience Advisory Group tells her personal story of housing stress and homelessness.
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Sally is a woman in her 70’s living in a retirement village in Victoria’s North. Sally contacted HAAG’s Retirement Housing Advice Service (RHAS) in late 2021 after 18 months of attempting to resolve an issue with her leaking roof by herself. Sally originally reported to management her roof was leaking in 2020 after she noticed that her ceiling was damp, and water stained.

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